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  1. TheLeviathan
    Of course not...they've only been doing it for a year. There isn't nearly enough data for trends in that time. Shifts are generally showing to be effective, that's all that data showed. If you doubt what the Twins are doing, you are more than welcome to post data. No claim was made that Molitor revolutionized the Twins, so if one is skeptical of the results perhaps one could provide some basis for that. Otherwise I'll go with the general data that it's effective.
  2. TheLeviathan
    If people are wondering, google works for them as well. Rather than knee-jerk to doubt Molitor's contributions, why not see if there is good reason why he might be implementing it. Here is just one sample of some data, if one needs more perhaps they can do some looking too. There was no claim being made here so those looking for data have the onus to find it. http://www.si.com/mlb/2014/04/29/mlb-emphasis-defensive-shifts-astros-yankees
  3. TheLeviathan
    Just nice to see him have the kid's back.
  4. TheLeviathan
    I like his edge....but I love Gardy's comments after the game even more. Very encouraging for the kid.
  5. TheLeviathan
    But we included Brian Duensing....therefore by the Duensin Rule we get anyone we want! Having to find a replacement for him and the Duensing Rule is a clear reason to keep him.
  6. TheLeviathan
    Well I did say these four years. 2011 was bad, but 2012 and 2013 were wonderfully healthy. 2014 has been as well. 2011 was certainly an unlucky trainwreck, but doesn't three years of relative good luck make up for that overall?
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    I would suggest that maybe the problem is reversed. You're so frustrated you're starting not to care so you try to blame luck so that it can give you hope of better luck to come. You seem to want to extend the bad luck back half a decade so it's unclear where exactly this starts and stops. I think everyone can agree to the crappy luck with our top prospects. It has set us back. But none of these guys (other than MAYBE Sano) would even be up right now doing anything. The bad luck really affects next year, the incompetence this year is more due to mismanagement and organizational issues. In fact, over this awful four season stretch the Twins have been one of the LEAST injury-bitten teams in baseball. Sorry, just don't see the bad luck past those three guys this year, certainly not enough to call them the "unluckiest".
  8. TheLeviathan
    It might have been less of a disaster if their Byron Buxton hadn't gotten hurt. Part of the thinking with that deal was making room for him. People seem to forget that they lhad their Alex Meyer and Byron Buxton on their major league roster and hoping for big things and both have had serious injuries.
  9. TheLeviathan
    We can recognize it, but don't you think you went beyond that in this blog? As drjim very astutely put it....unlucky isn't even close to the top of the list. Not everything is the FO or Gardy's fault, that's absolutely true. That doesn't make them "the unluckiest team in baseball" Not by a long shot.
  10. TheLeviathan
    Your premise seems to be that only losers can be unlucky. They lost their uber-stud Profar right after trading the veteran in front of him. Elvis Andrus has apparently turned pumpkin on them. Promising guys like Neftali Feliz and Martin Perez have gone down as well to major injuries. Heartbreaking 2011 WS. Two play-in losses. Cruz suspension. It goes on. Sorry, but I'll take our crappy luck for a crappy team any day over crappy luck for a contending team. At least then you don't have high hopes.
  11. TheLeviathan
    I agree with a lot that spycake said. I think Nolasco was overhyped - he was a tremendously important signing that I applauded - but he was never an ace. Definitely not in reasonable expectations for coming to the AL. I'm not sure what's going on with his arm, but people always hoped for a bit too much from him. The bullpen has somehow managed to match last year's success. That could be counted as luck quite frankly. And the offense? Well some of us were shouting from the rooftops how bad this group was and how thin. Not much about luck there. Hell, they're in the bottom third of the league in OPS and in the top half in runs scored. I'd call their offense considerably lucky not to have been worse this year.
  12. TheLeviathan
    I think your points about ambivalence are the strongest part of that blog. I'd argue the Rangers have been the unluckiest team for the last couple years and it's come to a crescendo this year. The Sano/Buxton injuries were enormously unlucky and the most difficult thing about this season to swallow. The rest? I'm not so sure I'd pin it on luck, there is a mix of bad luck, bad decisions, and too much hope wrapped in too many question marks.
  13. TheLeviathan
    Man I hope they don't sell low on Hicks. I really want to believe he's got a part still to play.
  14. TheLeviathan
    I fail to see much of a difference. In either case we are talking about the manager moving around the parts on the field. I'd also suggest that players moving around for shifts is a drop in the ocean for why baseball is slow. If that's your issue - take it up with advertising, the song and dance the hitter/pitcher play before every AB, and overuse of bullpen.
  15. TheLeviathan
    Except that they can replace him with Pinto. Or Vargas. Or other options as well. Clutching to a guy like Willingham is unnecessary on every level. I can't change that Willingham isn't very good. Replacing him with other players that aren't very good isn't going to crush this team. They aren't very good with or without him. Move on, have some incentive to play the kids.
  16. TheLeviathan
    Should we take out hit and run, bullpens, defensive replacements, and everything else just because a manager has a hand in it? Seems silly to me.
  17. TheLeviathan
    I'm sorry, but what message are we worried about? "We're not very good and we're not contending"? I fail to see how that is going to crush anyone. Especially since Wilingham is marginally better than his replacements and he's gone in two months. I'm tired of worrying about what "messages" we send. I'm glad to hear Ryan saying much the same thing about prospect development.
  18. TheLeviathan
    It's hard to prove something is working with a counter-factual attached to the argument. If someone has a suggestion to analyze if it's working that would be great. Otherwise this sounds like a lot of undo skepticism.
  19. TheLeviathan
    That list made me a sad panda.
  20. TheLeviathan
    Right now Willingham is about a 1 WAR player. Nunez and Parmelee are basically replacement level players. Colabello -1 WAR. So dropping Willingham isn't exactly throwing in the towel. It's just shedding a guy for some kind of value before releasing him for none. Way I see it is maybe, by some chance, we'd get to see some more of Pinto or even Vargas. I'll take that hope.
  21. TheLeviathan
    Not enough prospect status - Duensing was a top 10 prospect in our system at one point. (It's relative, but I think it's safe to say Darnell hasn't reached that point. Brett-Walker has all the makings though!)
  22. TheLeviathan
    MUCH better....you are a wizard sir.
  23. TheLeviathan
    Yup
  24. TheLeviathan
    I wanted to reply but I'm too focused on Willingham: One of our best hitters. Get a bag of balls for him, this desperate need to focus on meager returns vs. no returns perplexes me. Meager + salary dump + roster space > Further putrid results for two months before parting ways.
  25. TheLeviathan
    This is what I see.
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